The key problem, in a nutshell. “We thought this was a far away problem that had to do with China, but it was already here with us, and not just from that February 20th but probably from much earlier.”https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-italy-first-doctor-idUSKBN2AK0BA …
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I keep saying this, but February 2020 felt like an out-of-body experience. It wasn’t just Trump (though of course he is responsible, culpable and he was terrible) who was in in denial. At some point, when things are calmer, we really need a reckoning on due alarm versus alarmism.
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I’m on the record insisting that China’s initial coverup was costly, terrible & inexcusable. But after January 20th, they tried to warn us. We got flooded with excellent papers. Their health minister said “it spreads without symptoms” on JANUARY 26th. We didn’t believe it. On us.
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I wrote about just that. We absolutely could have distinguished between the strong reasons to suspect their statement before January 20th and the strong reasons to *believe* them afterwards. Knowing what to believe, and when and why is a crucial skill. https://zeynep.substack.com/p/lessons-from-a-pandemic-anniversary …pic.twitter.com/9qJm5GliSL
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How in this pandemic are people continually so f**king stupid? What other viral pneumonia requires you to PERSONALLY ATTEND THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN to contract it????? By that logic, no one could have the flu in the West, ever, any year. Decades of basic knowledge ignored 2020
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Contest with S. Korea response which was immediate and comprehensive: widespread testing, tracing, isolation of infection, masks....and <2,000 deaths. Total.
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~95K people died ‘with’ COVID not ‘of’ COVID.
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